The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-01-28
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary Of the Daily News
CONGRESSIONAL.

CONGRESSIONAL
In the Senate on the 18th the select COM
mittee reported q resolution in favor Of cele-
brating the centennial Of the adoption of the
constitution In April 1889. After the Offering Of
a number of resolutions the Senate passed forty
pension bills mostly House bills), and then
took up and passed the Pension Appropriation
bill. It appropriates rs 100000. The Army Ap-
preparation bill was then also passed. The Sen
ate took up the bill to establish agricultural
experiment stations and pending debate ad-
journed -. In the House a number Of bills
were introduced under the call OF States,
among them bill by Mr.. Anderson.
of Kansas. calling upon the Attorney
General for information as to the legal author
ity under which the directors of the Union Pa
cific railroad consolidated with the Kansas
Pacific and Denver Pacific under the name Of
the Union Pacific. The bill for the relief Of
dependent parents and hOnorably discharged
soldiers and sailors, disabled and dependent
upon their own labor for support, was then
passed under a suspension Of the rules. Under
a suspension Of the rules the House took up and
concurred in the Senate amendments to the
Mexican Pension bill by a vote Of 243 to 5. The
bill now goes to the President 1t provides a
pension of SIS per month to all soldiers. ma
rines or militia who served sixty days in the
Mexican war and were honorably discharged.
and the widows Of such who have not again
married. Adjourned.
In the Senate on the 18th the bill passed
amending the act of June 8, 1884, providing for
the m lister and pay Of certain volunteer officers
and men. The Senate took up the House bill
FORGETTING lands to the New Orleans, Baton
Rouge & vicksburg railroad. which after debate
was amended and passed. Adjourned. 49,. In the
House the Committee on Invalid Pensions re-
ported a bill increasing from e12 to 500 per
month pensions to soldiers who have lost both
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ed Jill for investigating losses inflicted since
December 81. 1855, upon United States citizens
engag ID in the North Atlantic fisheries. The
Housls resumed consideration Of the resolution
for an Investigation into the accounts of the Pa
cific railroads. which was amended and passed.
The Conference report on the Interstate Com
merca bill was then taken up and debated until
adiou .nment.
Ii the Senate on the 18th Mr. Edmunds.
from the Foreign Relations Committee, re-
ported bill to authorize the President to pro-
tect and defend the rights Of American fishing
vessels. The House bill for the relief of de-
pende Mt parents and honorably discharged dis
abled soldiers was faSorably reported. The ST.
Louis Bridge bill passed. The bill appropriate
ing $4,000 to complete the Charleston IS. c.
iettiei also passed. After ar executive session
the Senate adjourned In the House. at the
expiration of the morning hour, debate was re-
sumea upon the Interstate Commerce bill but
no vote reached. The St. Louis Bridge bill
passed. Mr.. Cultivate offered resolution
asking for information as to the indebtedness of
Pacife railroads to the Government. Ad-
journtd.
In the Senate on the Goth but little bust
ness Of importance was transacted. that body
being most of the time in executive session.
The conference report on the Electoral Count
bill was agreed to and after executive session
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